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( o ModeL S. 88 W. E. SWEN TRACE CARRIER. No. 338,679. Patented Mar. 28,1888..

I HIM i r My J ffL 0m @JWMI ttorne UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL SWENGEL AND WILLARD E. SWVENGEL, OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA.

TRACE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,679, dated March23, 1886.

Application filed December 31, 1885. Serial No. 187,232. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL SWENGEL and WILLARD E. SWENGEL, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Oakland, in the county of Burtand State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Harness-Tugs; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Our invention relates to trace-supporters for harness; and it consistsin the improvements hereinafter described and set forth.

Figure l is a perspective view showing our improved trace-supporterattached to a harness, and Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view.

A represents the saddle; B, the saddle-skirt; G, the belly-band billet,and D the trace-supporter. This trace-supporter is made of a straightpiece of any suitable malleable metal, which is bent upon itself so asto form a loop, d, which is passed over one end of a buckle, said strapbeing cut away, as shown at (1, so as to provide an opening throughwhich the tongue of the buckle E may pass. This buckle E is adapted toengage with a strap, B, which is attached to the saddle by means of asuitable screw, said strap also being provided with perforations, sothat the trace-supporter can be adjusted thereon. In the outer portionof the metallic band or strap is formed a loop, F, having straightoutwardly-projecting top and bottom pieces, and a front portion, whichis parallel with the main portion of the strap, thus providing a loopwhich is substantially rectangular in cross-section, or of the usualshape of the trace which is adapted to pass through the same. Themetallic strap which forms theloop is made of a single piece ofmalleable metal. Said piece after being bent to form the loop F, and theloop d are secured to each other by rivets e e, the loop portions orends being attached to each other by the rivets e, which pass throughthe end portions and through the end of the strap 0, which connects thesame with the belly-band O.

A trace-supporter constructed as hereinbefore described will be slightlyflexible, so as to bend to the shape of the body of the horse, and itmay be adjusted upon the saddle and belly-band, so as to be on a linewith the hame and whiffletree, thus, besides serving as a support forthe trace, it will also prevent the trace chafing the saddle-skirt orsides of the horse.

The. metallic trace-supporter D has rigidly attached thereto a piece ofleather, G, which is of greater width than said supporter. The upper endof this piece of leather is reduced in width, so that the same may bepassed through the buckle E, from whence it is bent downand secured tothe trace-supporter so that its end will lie adjacent to the loop F. Akeeper, 9, is attached to the piece of leath or G, between the loop Fand the buckle B, said keeper serving to hold in place the end of thestrap B.

The saddle-skirt Bis provided nearits lower end with a keeper, 9,through which the loop end of the metallic trace support may be passed.

\Ve claim The improved trace-supporter herein described, made of asingle piece or band of malleable metal and provided with aloop, theaperture orpassage through which is at right angles to the body of thesaid piece or band, and through which the trace may pass, said strapbeing bent upon itself so as to form a loop for the attachment of abuckle, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL SWENGEL. \VILLARD E. SXVENGEL. Witnesses:

A. E. WELLs, E. RENoRD.

